Shagtastic Voyage

Last night, I was forced to take a walk without my ear buds. I know, I know. It was tough but I made it through. But, instead of my head swirling with jazz riffs and me mentally playing along, my mind started to wander. As it did, I began to imagine the scenario of a [...]

I’m about to hand out – for free- tips that, if heeded, will stop two of the most expensive problems individuals AND the U.S. Government has right now. Really. It will save us approximately $218 trillion dollars over the next ten minutes and It’s more about common sense than morals.   1) Don’t have sex and [...]

Some people say you can’t be anything you want to be. I know, right? Completely contrary to what I was taught my entire life and what I hold as a core belief today. I also intend to pass that idea on to my children. So who says this and why? Well, It’s something that some [...]

Here lately, in many areas of my life, there has been a… well, just call it a principal, that keeps beating me in the face. It just keeps coming at me. In my family life, my spiritual life, and my musical life. I have been working hard to apply it to all those areas, too. [...]

Everything we do is influenced by the people and things around us. Some of these things we know have power over us (be honest, that’s what influence is) but a lot of it, we don’t. Think about it…

Anytime there is a disaster, tens of thousands of people flock to their Facebook to post kind words and tell everyone to pray for the affected people. Some of them join causes (and invite you) to show that they are really serious about helping. Do you ever wonder what those people do on top of that? [...]

My schedule over the last few months has been really tough. I started back to school in January and, even though I cut my bookings wayyyyyy down to compensate, I can’t seem to get more than a few hours off or to myself. Family time is really important so any second I have, I spend [...]

Most of the scenes revolved around Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey). It showed sides of the character that was not as innocent as the original cut leads you to believe. Now, mind you, I still love the character and the movie. The scenes themselves are freaking hilarious but…

In the past, of course, I have fallen victim to trying too hard. I have tweeted things and tried to write posts or music because I wanted followers or fans. It’s hard to admit but it’s true. It’s also true that I felt fake and just plain stupid when I did it.

I actually just came off a Nickel Creek binge a few days ago and then, someone goes and shares one of their videos on Facebook…